Hossam Hilal is an Egyptian experimental producer, multi-instrumentalist, song-writer and sound engineer. His work merges oriental elements with the psychedelic and ambient. Hilal studied music technology and drum performance. During his studies, he worked as a sound engineer, recording many of Cairo’s renowned musicians. In 2015, he was the guitarist of the group “Subject Matter,” a progressive psychedelic rock band. He also performs with the collective “Procession Towards the Unknown,” a dark improvisational psychedelic project. By the end of 2017, he had developed a unique sound experimenting with different genres, leading to the birth of his first self-titled solo project in 2019.
Based on the similarities between a certain type of traditional Egyptian music and the sounds of fado, a collaboration with Portuguese musicians João Madeira, M-Pex and Patrícia Domingues emerged.
